Tourism Industry Update
BULLETIN CONTENTS: #theexperiencemakers – Wales’ Tourism and Hospitality skills and recruitment campaign; Update your listing ready for the summer; Are you displaying the correct grading sign both at your establishment and on your website?; National Forest for Wales - The Woodland Investment Grant (National Lottery Heritage Fund – Round 1); Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: invitation for views on the second statutory review; Croeso Awards 2022: Pembrokeshire Tourism Awards; Written Statement: Consultation on Shaping Wales' Future: Using National Milestones to measure our Nation’s progress (Wave 2); Ensure your event runs safely this summer; Guidance for businesses offering work to people coming from Ukraine; HMRC Employer Bulletin June 2022; HMRC update for employers – NIC thresholds in your July payroll.
#theexperiencemakers – Wales’ Tourism and Hospitality skills and recruitment campaign
A further phase of the #experiencemakers tourism and hospitality skills and recruitment campaign, delivered in partnership with Working Wales will go live from 22 June onwards. A new 30 second advert aimed at highlighting the range of careers and opportunities available in the tourism and hospitality sector will run at cinemas across Wales and on TV on S4C and targeted advertising on ITV hub and All4. There will also be a further digital activity across the Working Wales social channels to promote careers in the sector.
The campaign has been developed in partnership with the industry-led Wales Tourism and Hospitality Skills partnership to support the sector by raising awareness of the high numbers of vacancies and of the variety of career opportunities available. Launched in 2021 activity so far has included digital campaigns, content creation, advertorials and targeted PR opportunities. Aimed at young people – school leavers, students, and those unsure about their future career as well as young adults who may be looking for flexible working around e.g. childcare and older adults looking for part-time work or a career change. The campaign has been welcomed and supported by the industry including UKHospitalityCymru and the Wales Tourism Alliance.
The cinema and TV and cinema advert will run from 22 June for a month in run up to the school holidays, boosted by digital directing users to the Working Wales website for more information and careers advice.
Further information and content and case studies can be found on the Working Wales website tourism and hospitality section.
Update your listing ready for the summer
Have a listing on visitwales.com? Listings for your accommodation, attractions, activities and events make up a key part of promoting the amazing tourism range we have here in Wales. Products on visitwales.com between them get hundreds of thousands of views per month, tens of thousands of web referrals and thousands of email and telephone enquiries every month.
To give the best impression it’s important that your listing is kept up to date, and make the most out of photography and video features to get the best interaction with potential visitors.
Please update your record using your product listing login. If you would like some help logging in, please email Visit Wales Data Steward vw-steward@nvg.net or call 0330 808 9410. For advice and tips on content or to request training or support please email product.database@gov.wales.
Are you displaying the correct grading plaque at your establishment and electronic logo on your website?
While many businesses have taken advantage of the free replacement signage featuring the Cymru Wales brand there are still those that are displaying the old signs both at their premises and online with the wrong electronic logo (on their websites). Displaying the old signs can make your establishment look out of date and outside the Visit Wales branding family.
In order to replace your sign, please email quality.tourism@gov.wales for further details.
Even while you’re waiting for the correct sign to arrive, you can change the logo on your website. Please email quality.tourism@gov.wales and we can send you the right logo by return, so you can replace the old artwork on your website
National Forest for Wales - The Woodland Investment Grant (National Lottery Heritage Fund – Round 1)
On the 13 June a new window of The Woodland Investment Grant was launched. With £1.9m funding available in 2022/2023 the scheme offers grants of £40,000 – £250,000 for projects which create new woodlands and/or enhance and expand existing woodlands. These woodlands must have the potential to become part of the National Forest network in the future. This means woodlands that are well-managed, accessible to people and give local communities the opportunity to get involved in woodlands and nature.
More information can be found at the following link: National Forest for Wales - The Woodland Investment Grant (National Lottery Heritage Fund – Round 1) | GOV.WALES
Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: invitation for views on the second statutory review
As part of the second statutory review of the Pubs Code (the Code) and the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA), the UK Government has issued an invitation to stakeholders to share their views and evidence to help to inform the review’s conclusions.
Government is required to undertake a review of the operation of the Code and the performance of the PCA every three years. The Code regulates the relationship between large pub-owning businesses and their tied pub tenants in England and Wales to ensure the fair and lawful treatment of such tenants.
Find out more and submit your views on Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: invitation for views on the second statutory review, 2019 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Closing date is 17 August 2022.
Croeso Awards 2022: Pembrokeshire Tourism Awards
Entries for the Croeso Awards 2022 are open. Organised by Visit Pembrokeshire the awards are open to all tourism operators and suppliers to the tourism industry in Pembrokeshire and are on a self-nomination process.
Find out more on Home - Visit Pembrokeshire Awards. Nominations close on 8 July 2022.
Written Statement: Consultation on Shaping Wales' Future: Using National Milestones to measure our Nation’s progress (Wave 2)
A written statement was provided on 21 June by Jane Hutt, MS Minister for Social Justice to launch a consultation on the second wave of national milestones for Wales that will shape future action towards achieving the well-being goals.
Achieving the well-being goals will require action by Government, the public sector, businesses, the third sector and citizens.
Details are available on: Written Statement: Consultation on Shaping Wales' Future: Using National Milestones to measure our Nation’s progress (Wave 2) (21 June 2022) | GOV.WALES
Consultation period: 21/06/22 - 12/09/22
Ensure your event runs safely this summer
Good planning and organisation is essential to putting on an event that is both safe and enjoyable.
Get started with the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance for organisers on how to plan, manage and monitor your event. It will help you make sure workers, and the visiting public are not exposed to health and safety risks.
Whether you're an organiser, venue owner or volunteer, find out more about your responsibilities.
Further details are available on: Ensure your event runs safely this summer | Business Wales (gov.wales)
Guidance for businesses offering work to people coming from Ukraine
The UK Government has published guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine.
Further details are available on: Guidance for businesses offering work to people coming from Ukraine | Business Wales (gov.wales)
HMRC Employer Bulletin June 2022
The June edition of the Employer Bulletin brings you all the latest HMRC updates and guidance to support employers, payroll professionals and agents.
Included in this edition are important updates on:
- increases in National Insurance thresholds
- Basic PAYE Tools – an additional in-year release
- COVID-19 easements that are ending
Further details are available on: HMRC Employer Bulletin June 2022 | Business Wales (gov.wales)
HMRC update for employers – NIC thresholds in your July payroll
Ensure you accurately reflect increased NIC thresholds in your July payroll.
On 23 March 2022 the UK Government announced that from 6 July 2022 National Insurance thresholds would be increased. To accommodate this change, payroll software, including HMRC’s Basic PAYE Tools, will need to be updated. This may happen automatically, or you might need to take action.
Further details are available on: HMRC update for employers – NIC thresholds in your July payroll | Business Wales (gov.wales)
Stay up to date with tourism industry news
Take a look at our latest Visit Wales industry newsletters and bulletins: Tourism Newsletter/Bulletin | Business Wales (gov.wales).
These include the latest tourism industry news from Wales and information for the industry on Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Useful Links
For specific support and advice about dealing with coronavirus, from financial and supply chain planning to advice on staffing issues, we would advise tourism businesses and stakeholders in Wales to visit the Business Wales website or call Business Wales helpline on 03000 6 03000. You should regularly visit the Public Health Wales website for up-to-date public health information for you, your staff and your visitors.
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